Machine for marking garments for positioning buttons and buttonholes



F. URN-SH Jwiy H8 W67 MACHlNE FOR MARKING GARMENTS FOR POSITIONING FiledJuly 3, 1965 BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOIJES 3 Sheets-Sheet l Jufiy 18, E F.URESH 333L335 MACHINE FOR MARKING GARMENTS FOR POSITIONING BUTTONS ANDBUTTONHOLES Filed July :3, 1965 3 Sheets-Sheet w nfllallp llllv lINVENTOR. flare 'Uri ATTORNE Y .Fufiy E8, 39%? F. URESH 3 L MACHINE FORMARKING GARMENTS FOR POSITIONING BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES Filed July 3,1965 3 Sheets-Sheet IS INVENTOR. Fro: zzii Ur is BY M ATTORNEY UnitedStates Patent 3,331,135 MACHINE FOR MARKING GARMENTS FOR POSI- TIQNINGBUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES Frank Urish, New York, N.Y., assignor toGin-Mark Products Company, Inc., a corporation of New York Filed July 2,1965, Ser. No. 469,244 6 Claims. (Cl. 33190) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREBackground of the invention The machine of the invention is of the samegeneral nature as that described in my Patent No. 2,572,682, dated Oct.23, 1951, and that patent and Patent No. 2,925,661 are the mostpertinent prior art.

Summary of the invention The machine of the invention includes a baseplate having a garment supporting plate thereon above which isvertically reciprocably mounted a crosshead to move toward and away fromthe garment supporting plate, and on the crosshead are rotatably mountedgarment marking devices coactive with rotatable marking devices on thegarment supporting plate, and there is power means for simultaneouslyrotating all of the marking devices including pulleys on thefirst-mentioned marking devices and sprockets on the second-mentionedmarking devices with a cord and return spring for rotating the pulleysand a chain and return spring for rotating the sprockets, also two crankdisks on a shaft journaled in stationary bearings and each including acrank pin, one connected to the cord and the other connected to thechain, and there being means actuated by movement of the crossheadtoward the garment supporting plate for controlling the power means.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of the upper part of a machine,that is one embodiment of the invention, for marking a garment inconnection with the positioning of buttons and buttonholes.

FIGURE 2 is a top plan thereof.

FIGURE 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of FIGURE 1, inthe direction of the arrows.

FIGURE 4 is a front elevational view, corresponding to FIGURE 1 but withparts in section, parts broken away, and to a larger scale.

FIGURE 5 is a view corresponding to FIGURE 4, but showing the crossheadin lowered position as during a marking operation.

FIGURE 6 is a vertical sectional view on the line 6-6 of FIGURE 4 in thedirection of the arrows, but to a larger scale.

FIGURE 7 is a detailed vertical sectional view of one of the uppermarking devices carried by the crosshead and to a still larger scale.

FIGURE 8 is a detailed vertical sectional view of one of the lowermarking devices.

Description of the preferred embodiment Referring to the drawings indetail, one embodiment of the marking machine of my invention comprisesa base plate 11 having a hole 12 adjacent each end thereof. A flangedcollar 13 is fixed on the upper surface of the plate 11 around the edgeof each hole and receives an elongated sleeve 14, the bottom of whichrests on the plate 11. A narrow marker-supporting plate 15, suitablyfastened on the upper ends of the sleeves 14, has openings 16 adjacentits ends in line with the openings in the sleeves 14 and plate 11. Italso has an elongated central slot 17 extending be tween parts spacedfrom the ends thereof.

Supported on plate 15 and adjustable therealong is a plurality of spacedmarkers 18, each marker comprising a tube 19 extending loosely throughthe slot 17. Each tube 19 is externally screw threaded along its middleand lower portions and has a smooth upper portion to which is secured awasher 21 which is adapted to seat on the upper surface of the plate 15.A wing nut 22 is adjustably mounted on the threaded portion of each tube19 below the plate 15 for clamping each tube and its washer 21 to saidplate at a selected location. A shaft 23 extends loosely through thetube 19 and has an enlarged upper end or head 24 protruding above thetube.

Fixed on the upper protruding portion of the shaft 23 is a gear orsprocket wheel 25 with an elongated hub portion 26 extending upwardlyalong the shaft. The wheel 25 seats loosely on the upper surface of thewasher 21, so that the wheel and shaft may be rotated thereon. The uppersurface of the head 24 is roughened or serrated, as indicated at 27, sothat some of the crayon or other marking material, used for associatedupper marking devices, will adhere thereto more effectively. The markers18 may be slid along the slot 17 of the plate 15 in order to adjust thespacing therebetween and may then be clamped in adjusted positions bytheir wing nuts 22.

A garment-supporting plate 28 is positioned above the marker-supportingplate 15 and supported on the hub portions 26 of the sprocket wheels 25.The plate 28 is formed with an elongated central slot 29 in the samevertical plane, corresponding to the slot 17 of plate 15, and throughwhich the serrated head portions 27 of the shafts 23 protrude a slightdistance. The plate 28 is formed with flanges 31 on its long edges andwith openings 32 at its ends in alignment with the openings 16 in plate15.

The shafts 23 of the markers 18 on the plate 15 are simultaneouslyrotated at the proper times by a sprocket chain 33 which extends alongthe space 34 formed by the plates 15 and 28 and which is in mesh withthe wheels 25, which are positioned in said space 34. One end of thischain 33 is connected to one end of a coil spring 35, the other end ofthe spring being secured to a fastening member 36 on the under surfaceof plate 28. The other end of the chain 33 is connected by a pull cordor cable 37 and passes out from the space 34 beyond the ends of theplates 15 and 28 and is connected to a crank pin 38 mounted on a disc 39and carried by a power-driven operating shaft 41. The operating shaft 41is rotatably carried in bearing blocks 42 and 43 supported by a pedestal44. The latter has its lower end mounted on and extending up from aflanged collar 45 fixed on the upper surface of the plate 11.

An upper or other series of marking devices 46 is supported on acrosshead or frame 47. The crosshead 47 slides or reciprocates with andis operated by elongated posts 48 Which may be connected to a treadle,not shown, at their lower ends and extend upwardly through the alignedopenings in the base plate 11, sleeves 14, plates 15 and 23, and throughopenings 49 in the crosshead 47 at the ends thereof. Upward movement ofthe crosshead on the posts is limited by nuts 51 on the upper threadedends of said posts. The crosshead 47 is normally maintained in uppermostposition by compression springs 52 around the posts 48, which springssit on the plate 28 and press against the crosshead. The crosshead 47 isformed with an elongated central slot 53 and may have a reinforcingflange 54 along one edge thereof.

Each upper marking device 46 comprises an elongated screw-threaded tube55 extending through the slot 53 in the crosshead 47. Threaded on theupper end of the tube 55, above the crosshead, is a block or platemember 56 formed with an annular flange 57 at its lower end which restson the crosshead 47. Threaded on each tube 55 below the crosshead 47 isa nut 58 which engages the lower surface of said crosshead. Each nut 58has a knurled annular flange 59 which serves as a finger piece forturning it to clamp the crosshead 47 against the corresponding blocks56.

Slidably mounted in each marking device tube 55 and extending thereaboveis an elongated cylindrical shaft 61. A helically grooved pulley 62 isfastened to the upper protruding end of each shaft 61, as by means of aset screw 63, thus limiting downward movement of each shaft. The lowerpart of each shaft 61 terminates in an enlarged threaded portion 64 towhich is secured means for holding a marking crayon 69'.

The portion of each shaft 61 below the threaded portion 64 is formedwith an extension 65 reduced in section. An internally threaded skirtportion 66 surrounds each extension and is threaded to the portion 64. Acollet or chuck member 67 is detachably supported by each skirt portion66. These chuck members each comprise a tubular body of spring metalhaving external screw threads meshing with internal screw threads on thecorresponding skirt portion 66. The tubular portion of each chuck.member 67 surrounds an extension 65 and terminates therebelow. It isslit at its lower end to form spring jaws 68. A marking crayon 69 isinserted between each set of jaws, the inner or upper end of the crayonimpinging against the end of the extension 65 and its outer or lower endprotruding slightly beyond the ends of the jaws. A sleeve 71 slidablymounted on each body and jaws of each collet 67 serves to clamp the jaws68 onto the crayons. It will be understood that any other suitable formof collets may be used for clamping the crayons.

A compression spring 72 encircles each shaft 61 with its upper endseated against the lower end of the corresponding tube 55 and its lowerend seated and pressing against a flanged upper portion of the skirtportion 66 to urge the shafts downward so that the pulleys 62 normallyengage the tops of the washers 56. The operating shaft 41 is driven byan electric motor 73 which turns a sprocket wheel 74 through reductiongearing 75. The wheel '74 is connected to a corresponding sprocket wheel76 fixed on the shaft 41 by a chain 77.

The shafts 61 of the markers 46 on the crosshead 47 are simultaneouslyrotated at the proper times by a drive cord or cable 7 8 one end ofwhich is connected to a crank pin 79 carried by a disc 81 mounted on theoperating shaft 41. The other end portion of the cord 7 8 is wrappedaround each of the pulleys 62 in succession, occupying each helicalgroove therein. Its extreme end is connected to one end of a returnspring 82, the other end of which is secured to bracket 83 carried bythe crosshead 47.

In operation, the lower markers 18 on the plate 15 and the upper markers46 on the crosshead 47 are adjusted along the slot portions of theirsupports so that they are spaced as desired and are in exact alignmentwith one another. The length of the movement of the upper markers 46withthe crayons 69and the pressure of the compression springs 72 may beadjusted by moving the pulleys 62 along the shaft 61. When the markers46 are properly adjusted, the crosshead 47 is moved downwardly by hand,treadle or other suitable means, not shown, against the action of thesprings 52 to bring the markers 46 with their crayons 6% into contactwith the serrated surfaces of the marking heads 24 on plate 15.

Such contact simultaneously effects operation of the drive motor 73 byclosing microswitch 84 in its power circuit, upon engagement of a pushrod 85 carried by the crosshead 47 with an operating spring 86 for saidwit h 84. Thus as soon as the crayons 69 engage the corresponding lowermarkers 18, the motor73 is started to thereby effect rotation of theshafts 61 and 23 whilein the position of FIGURE 5, by turning of thedisc 81. Such con- 1 thereby effecting engagement of the upper serratedsurfaces 27 of the lower markers 18 by the crayons 69, leaving aquantity of the crayon material thereon for marking purposes. Duringthis rotation, the lower markers 18 are also being rotated first in onedirection by the return spring 35 and then in the opposite direction bythe motor 73. The crosshead 47 is then released to allow the markers 46to rise to the position shown in FIGURE4.

The machine is now ready to receive a garment, not shown. The two partsor edges of a garment to be marked for buttons and buttonholes areinserted between the upper and lower sets of markers in overlyingrelation with the lower part positioned on top of the plate 28, while inthe position of FIGURE 4, over the markers 18 on plate 15 and with theupper part directly under the upper markers 46 carried by the crosshead47. The crosshead 47 is moved downwardly as aforesaid, carrying thecrayons 69 to the position of FIGURE 5 and into pressing engagement withthe upper surface of the upper or overlapping piece of the garment,causing closure of the microswitch 84, operation of the motor 73 andturning of the shafts 61 and 23, whereby the crayons 69 andmarking-material-carrying portions 27 are rotated against the respectiveupper and lower surfaces of the garment positioned therebetween foreffectively marking the same.

Any suitable type of crayon may be utilized, but fluorescent crayonswhich make marks invisible in normal light but which can be seen indarkness or dim light under special light rays, for example, ultravioletrays, are preferred.

In view of the foregoing disclosure, it will be seen that I haveimproved on the machine of my patent referred to, by using power andresilient return means for actuating the upper crayon holders and thelower marker shafts. Each of the upper crayon holders has a shaft onwhich is a helically grooved pulley aroundwhich passes a cord, one endof which is here power operated and the. 1

other connected to a return spring. The lower marker shafts are hererotated by chain and sprocket means operated by the same motor. The twocrank pins of the operating discs are located apart so that as theoperating cord is pulled by the motor in one direction, the lower chainis pulledby its spring in the other direction, and vice versa, tothereby balance the load on the motor during the oscillations of themarkers.

The helical driving pulleys make it easy to adjust the crayons and theyreduce the friction of the contactof the cord or belt with the pulleys.They. also eliminate possible catching of sprockets on a chain, as wouldbe the case if a chain and sprocket drive were used instead of thehelical pulleys and cord. Thus with my improved construction, the springat one end of the cord readily yields to permit relative movement of themarker shafts during their operation, when the crosshead is moveddownwardly to press the crayons into contactwith the lower, markershafts or a garment to be marked.

Changes in details of construction may be made without departing fromthe principles of the invention.

I claim:

1. A machine for marking a garment in connection with the positioning ofbuttons and buttonholes comprising a base plate, another plate supportedin spaced relation above said base plate, aplate for holding garments tobe marked and supported above said other plate, devices for marking thelower surfaces of garments when on said garment holding plate andsupported on said other plate, a crosshead movable vertically toward andaway from and disposed above said garment-holding plate, othergarment-marking devices carried by said crosshead including crayonsadapted to yield and rotate when moved down into engagement with saidfirst-mentioned marking devices, power means for simultaneously turningall of the marking devices when the crosshead is moved to cause thecrayons to engage the top surfaces of said devices for marking the lowersurface of the garments, and control means actuated by movement of saidcrosshead toward said garment-holding plate for controlling said powermeans.

2. A machine for marking a garment as recited in claim 1, wherein saidcrosshead-carried marking devices each include a helically groovedpulley, the first-mentioned marking devices each include a sprocketwheel and there are power and return spring means for rotating all ofsaid devices including a pair of discs carried by said shaft driven bysaid power means one of which discs has a crank pin connected to one endof a cord encircling said helically grooved pulley while the other dischas a crank pin disposed 180 from said first-mentioned crank pin andconnected to a chain engaging said sprocket wheels, the other end ofeach of the cord and chain being connected to a return spring.

3. In a machine as defined in claim 1, said power means including anelectric motor and saidcontrol means including a switch stationarilymounted with respect to the base plate, including an operating element,and a push rod on said crosshead to engage said operating element.

4. A machine for marking a garment as recited in claim I, wherein saidcrosshead-carried marking devices each includes a helically groovedpulley, and there are power means and return spring means for rotatingsaid pulleys including a disc driven by said power means and carried bya shaft journalled on said base plate and having a crank pin connectedto a cord encircling said helically grooved pulleys With the other endof said cord connected to a return spring.

5. A machine for marking a garment as recited in claim 4, wherein thefirst-mentioned marking devices each includes a sprocket Wheel and thereare power and return spring means for rotating said sprocket wheelsincluding a disc driven by said power means and carried by said shaftand having a crank pin connected to a chain that drives said sprocketWheel and has one end connected to a return spring.

6. A machine for marking a garment in connection with the positioning ofbuttons and buttonholes comprising a base plate, another plate supportedin spaced relation on and above said base plate, devices for marking thelower surfaces of garments and supported on said other plate, acrosshead mounted on said base plate movable vertically toward and awayfrom and disposed above said other plate, other garment-marking devicescarried by said crosshead including crayons adapted to yield and rotatewhen pressure is exerted thereon during the marking operation, powermeans for simultaneously turning all of the marking devices when thecrosshead is moved to cause the crayon to engage the top surface of saiddevices for marking the lower surface of the garments, and control meansactuated by the crosshead during such movement thereof for controllingsaid power means.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 784,089 3/1905 Werle 33 973,55410/1910 Pearson 74 s9.2 1,042,628 10/1912 Waybright 7489.2 1,121,79612/1914 Buswell 74-8922 2,572,682 10/1951 Urish 33-190 2,925,661 2/1960Bagley 33 190 3,014,463 12/1961 Krohm 7489.22X

LEONARD FORMAN, Primary Examiner. W. D. MARTIN, Assistant Examiner.

1. A MACHINE FOR MARKING A GARMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE POSITIONING OFBUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES COMPRISING A BASE PLATE, ANOTHER PLATE SUPPORTEDIN SPACED RELATION ABOVE SAID BASE PLATE, A PLATE FOR HOLDING GARMENTSTO BE MARKED AND SUPPORTED ABOVE SAID OTHER PLATE, DEVICES FOR MARKINGTHE LOWER SURFACES OF GARMENTS WHEN ON SAID GARMENT HOLDING PLATE ANDSUPPORTED ON SAID OTHER PLATE, A CROSSHEAD MOVABLE VERTICALLY TOWARD ANDAWAY FROM AND DISPOSED ABOVE SAID GARMENT-HOLDING PLATE, OTHERGARMENT-MARKING DEVICES CARRIED BY SAID CROSSHEAD INCLUDING CRAYONSADAPTED TO YIELD AND ROTATE WHEN MOVED DOWN INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAIDFIRST-MENTIONED MARKING DEVICES, POWER MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNINGALL OF THE MARKING DEVICES WHEN THE CROSSHEAD IS MOVED TO CAUSE THECRAYONS TO ENGAGE THE TOP SURFACES OF SAID DEVICES FOR MARKING THE LOWERSURFACE OF THE GARMENTS, AND CONTROL MEANS ACTUATED BY MOVEMENT OF SAIDCROSSHEAD TOWARD SAID GARMENT-HOLDING PLATE FOR CONTROLLING SAID POWERMEANS.